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Revision as of 08:04, 12 March 2011

Age If No Pertussis Contraindications If Pertussis Contraindicated Comments:
2M till 7Years DTaP DT DT available from pharmacy

7Years till 10Years

Td

Td

10Years Old

Tdap(Adacel)*

Td

*Off label use but appears safe and immunogenic.

11Years till 16Years

Tdap(Adacel)

Td

16Years till 65Years

Tdap(Adacel)**

Td

**Use Td if patient is known to have received prior Tdap.

65Years +

Td

Td

Consider TIG for tetanus prone wound plus Td.

(tetanus immune globulin)

Caveats:

-Adolescents who have already gotten a booster dose of Td are encouraged to get a dose of Tdap as well.� Waiting 5 years after their last Td is encouraged but not required.� A period of at least 2 years between Td and Tdap is recommended in these cases.

- Pregnancy is not a contraindication to Tdap.

-Stable neurologic disorders and family history of vaccine reactions are not contraindications to receiving these vaccines.

- No vaccine has ever been shown to play any role in the development of autism or autism spectrum disorders.

See Also

ID: Tetanus (Prophylaxis)

ID: Tetanus (Acute)


ED Tetanus Containing Vaccine Selection Guide



Age

If No Pertussis Contraindications

If Pertussis Contraindicated

Comments:


2M till 7Years

DTaP

DT

DT available from pharmacy.


7Years till 10Years

Td

Td



10Years Old

Tdap(Adacel)*

Td

*Off label use but appears safe and immunogenic.


11Years till 16Years

Tdap(Adacel)

Td



16Years till 65Years

Tdap(Adacel)**

Td

**Use Td if patient is known to have received prior Tdap.


65Years +

Td

Td

Consider TIG for tetanus prone wound plus Td.

(tetanus immune globulin)



Caveats:

-Adolescents who have already gotten a booster dose of Td are encouraged to get a dose of Tdap as well. Waiting 5 years after their last Td is encouraged but not required. A period of at least 2 years between Td and Tdap is recommended in these cases.

- Pregnancy is not a contraindication to Tdap.

-Stable neurologic disorders and family history of vaccine reactions are not contraindications to receiving these vaccines.

- No vaccine has ever been shown to play any role in the development of autism or autism spectrum disorders.


See Also

ID: Tetanus (Prophylaxis)

ID: Tetanus (Acute)